His name was york because he was named after a tribe that he was on when he was a little boy until the whole tribe was captured and forced to work as a slave.
Yes Henery Hudson named New York. He named it for no reason too!
The Duke of York
New York was named after the Duke of York in Britain after the British took New Amsterdam (later named New York) from the dutch.
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York County was named after a governmental house in England, the House of York. Their symbol was also the white rose.
It was named in the honor of The Duke Of York it use to be called Netherlands but when the Duke Of York took over Netherlands he named it New York
It was named for the Duke of York.
Prince Andrew, Duke of York.